Placebo Controlled Study of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Abstract

During the period of the study, we researched the effects of 25 Hz rTMS in 20 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Eight-rTMS sessions were performed over a four-week period. Four cortical targets were stimulated in each of the sessions (left and right motor and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) with 300 pulses each. Cumulative improvement of balance and gait, reduction of upper limb bradykinesia were observed in the course of the rTMS sessions. This manifested itself by a decrease of the time needed to execute motor test. Therapeutic rTMS effect lasted for at least one month after the end of the treatment. rTMS used under the parameters of the regimen is sage in patients with PD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA434733

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  • Mark Hallett

Organizations

  • National Institutes of Health

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  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Brain
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Dopamine
  • Electronic Mail
  • Experimental Data
  • Information Operations
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Measurement
  • Parkinson'S Disease
  • Side Effects
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Time Intervals
  • Upper Extremity

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  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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